Couples and the Art of Playing: Three Easy and Enjoyable Ways to Nurture and Heal Relationships

What a wonderful gift to couples: a plan for improving relationships that is fun and really helps. The author points out that over the last few years the focus in marriage self-help has been to work on communication. That is well and good but communication alone may not create the deep bonding that playing together can and it can be hard, which is why we have to "work" at it. The joy of this book is the invitation to stop "working" and start "playing." The book focuses of encouraging couples to first enjoy one another then the necessary communication and problem solving will be easier. This book is full of stories of different couple relationships that help it be readable and realistic. Besides the encouragement to enjoy one another in play, there are specific guidelines to help a couple get started and to overcome obstacles like timing, children, and different interests. Another plus to this book is that it is accessible to all kinds of couples, not just a husband and wife, so it is accessible to heterosexual and homosexual couples, to married couples and to couples who are not married. I highly recommend this book to couples looking for enrichment, couples in trouble, and to pastors and other professionals working with couples.

Finally, a usable self-help book for couples who want to expand and improve their relationship! This little book, easily readable in a few hours, will give you a commonsense approach to reestablishing your relationship minus the gimmicks and jargon which often turn up in self-help books. The author provides step-by-step progressive ways for couples to get back to what got them together in the first place. A lot cheaper than therapy, or a great tool to use in therapy. Highly recommended both for clients and practitioners.